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Elections, diamonds and more fuss about traffic jams

NOVEMBER 19 - NEWSPAPERS

Beijing Morning Post 晨报
Strike hard against entertainment crime
严打娱乐场所顶风作案
What it means: Dodgy karaoke hostesses are going to have a rough month.

The Beijing News 新京报
12 voters nominate themselves as People's Congress representatives
12 选民自荐参选人大代表
What it means: The current low key and low-choice elections may yet allow 12 non-professional politicians to get some Party action.

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
Traffic plans get attention of city residents
交通规划备受市民关注
What it means: Nothing at all.

Beijing Star Daily 信报
'A hundred days road anti-traffic jam campaign' kicks off
'百日疏堵战'全面打响
What it means: Fines for truck and taxi-drivers.

People's Daily 人民日报
Chinese Communist Party center holds non-Party members symposium
中共中央召开党外人士座谈会
What it means: The Three Represents in action!

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Sina
Bush arrives in London, begins state visit to U.K.
布什抵达伦敦 开始对英国进行国事访问


Sohu
Bush flies to London, begins state visit to U.K.
布什飞抵伦敦,开始对英国进行国事访问

NOVEMBER 18

Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
60 City government administrations participate in 'final exams'
60 个市政府部门参加'其末考试'
What it means: Nothing at all.

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
Step into 'diamond city'
迈向'钻石之都'
What it means: Shanghai International Diamond Forum opens. Yawn.

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